Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The successful entrepreneurs I have met and worked with over the years all seem to share that passion for learning, and they see rapid market change not as a problem, but as an opportunity for them to move ahead of the crowd in changing the world. The best thing you can learn in school is how to learn.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 24, 2011

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 13, 2013

It’s what I call “ the evangelical phase ” of a company in which you’re out trying to persuade customers that a product you’ve designed is going to meet their needs better than other solutions on the market. Steve Blank calls this “ customer development ” in which you built an initial product that is in search of “product / market fit.”

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

I’m more familiar with content marketing in B2B Marketing. I’ve got to imagine this makes tracking marketing spend challenging. Anything else you doing from a marketing standpoint that's working well? I’ll be curious to hear more about your experience with affiliate marketing. A negative customer acquisition cost!

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 19, 2022

With the power of the Internet, and the impact of the recent pandemic , the world of business services, such as accounting and marketing, have gone more and more remote. In this context, you might also offer free seminars of the latest trends in tax accounting, or reports on best practices that you sanction and practice in a given discipline.

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Eric Greenspan

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Rather, the guy who invites you to learn more about something you care about and finishes the discussion/seminar/webinar/call/meeting with a “you can buy it here.&# What is being sold and how is different, but it reminds me of multi-level marketing (Avon, JuicePlus, Quorum, Herbalife, Monavie), in different clothes (probably pajamas).

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2019

The successful entrepreneurs I have met and worked with over the years all seem to share that passion for learning, and they see rapid market change not as a problem, but as an opportunity for them to move ahead of the crowd in changing the world. The best thing you can learn in school is how to learn.

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Tips Startup Course Case Study 122

SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 1, 2008

Strategies to Grow Your Company In Today's Market. Tuesday, December 2, 2008 -- "Breakaway Innovation" CONNECT.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

It was a day and a half into Blog World while I was mentally drowning in my own whining when I stopped to recognize that for the past 36 working hours I was often in the lobby area or inside a seminar smiling and laughing with some of my most inspiring friends. At least that is what happened to mine. Ricardo Bueno @Ribeezie.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

That means constantly seeking feedback, taking time for relevant seminars and guidance, and looking for positive changes in the organization. Until you admit your weaknesses, such as marketing or communication, you team won’t have the courage to take the initiative to show what can be done, and help you learn how to improve.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

That is, of course, as long as what you are selling is the absolute best in your market.) In a seminar, with author of “ Linked Working ” Lewis Howes , he shared one of his clients spent an hour a day answering questions on LinkedIn and got a few new clients each month creating thousands of dollars in additional revenue.

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Customer Custom Marketing SEO 85

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2019

As an investor, I sometimes see CEOs who negotiate to send their VP of Marketing to talk. As your company grows, you have to host customer seminars. The other four are: new product development, writing, time management, and sales/marketing. The implications to you and your company are also large, so be prepared.

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Entrepreneur Customer Custom Guide 87

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 26, 2017

As an investor, I sometimes see CEOs who negotiate to send their VP of Marketing to talk. As your company grows, you have to host customer seminars. The other four are: new product development, writing, time management, and sales/marketing. The implications to you and your company are also large, so be prepared.

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Company Companies Entrepreneur Guide 97

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Many are reluctant to really “market” themselves, and have trouble differentiating their offerings to clients, except by price. Unless you have deep pockets, you won’t survive without an adequate margin, including all the costs of running a business and staying current with technologies and market changes.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 29, 2018

The quote “knowledge is power,” often attributed to Francis Bacon from his writings Meditationes Sacrae in 1597, definitely resonates with founders, Most because gaining knowledge about your market, landscape, and competitors, is a key way to gain strength and momentum. Add Mentors to Your Roster.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Those who are more involved in traditional entertainment are seeing a major shift online which is why an additional one-day seminar was created to coincide with Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood as a partnership called, Idea to Screen. Online content isn’t a small market, nor is it going away anytime soon.

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Hollywood Screening Ideas Entertainment 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2015

The successful entrepreneurs I have met and worked with over the years all seem to share that passion for learning, and they see rapid market change not as a problem, but as an opportunity for them to move ahead of the crowd in changing the world. The best thing you can learn in school is how to learn.

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Startup Case Study Entrepreneur Class 103

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 24, 2012

As an investor, I sometimes see CEOs who negotiate to send their VP of Marketing to talk. As your company grows, you have to host customer seminars. The other four are: new product development, writing, time management, and sales/marketing. The implications to you and your company are also large, so be prepared.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 29, 2013

As an investor, I sometimes see CEOs who negotiate to send their VP of Marketing to talk. As your company grows, you have to host customer seminars. The other four are: new product development, writing, time management, and sales/marketing. The implications to you and your company are also large, so be prepared.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 22, 2015

As the founder, you won’t have a finance chief, a marketing staff or a requirements manager. Yet every new team member can be assigned an in-house mentor, provided with online seminar opportunities and given special assignments to facilitate new learning. Everyone must know how to listen, talk and write.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2013

We held semi-annual platinum customer retreats in which they got to participate in all-day planning seminars with our product team and technical leads. I can tell you from experience that they also value the networking that they get with their peer groups and we marketed this heavily.

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Custom Customer Pricing Startup 297

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2013

You should investigate the wide variety of software systems that are on the market, and pick one you makes you comfortable, since you will probably be doing the basic data entry yourself. Don’t be shy about investigating local classes as adult education, or even a seminar with the SBA on bookkeeping.

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Patents Tool Organization Startup 93

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 15, 2016

You should investigate the wide variety of software systems that are on the market, and pick one you makes you comfortable, since you will probably be doing the basic data entry yourself. Don’t be shy about investigating local classes as adult education, or even a seminar with the SBA on bookkeeping.

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Startup Patents Tool Organization 65

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 23, 2012

You should investigate the wide variety of software systems that are on the market, and pick one you makes you comfortable, since you will probably be doing the basic data entry yourself. Don’t be shy about investigating local classes as adult education, or even a seminar with the SBA on bookkeeping.

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Startup Patents Tool Organization 96

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

What kind of firm do we want to be, how do we instill shared values, how do we handle generational changes, how do we onboard new partners, how does our strategy need to change given changes in market dynamics, etc. I think the best firms try to continue to reinvent themselves as markets change as we would encourage startups to do.

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Rancho Palos Verdes Santa Monica Venture Capital Startup 150

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 19, 2011

You should investigate the wide variety of software systems that are on the market, and pick one you makes you comfortable, since you will probably be doing the basic data entry yourself. Don’t be shy about investigating local classes as adult education, or even a seminar with the SBA on bookkeeping.

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Patents Tool Organization Class 93

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2010

Many say it’s just marketing hype applied to old principles that have been around for a long time. I happened to attend a seminar this week for local business people featuring this subject, which featured speakers from IBM, Microsoft, and SalesForce.com. Access to new services and data is instantly global.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2010

You should investigate the wide variety of software systems that are on the market, and pick one you makes you comfortable, since you will probably be doing the basic data entry yourself. Don’t be shy about investigating local classes as adult education, or even a seminar with the SBA on bookkeeping.

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Patents Tool Organization Startup 48

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

For how to market your blog in order to get site visitors I suggest checking out the Marketing Show and if you can attend the next Pub Con it is one the best conferences to learn about getting web traffic. The marketer in you says sell sell sell and the passionate blogger says I just wanna create content my followers will love.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 16, 2016

marketing, finance, sales, etc.). Comm 166 Marketing Communication. Writ 157A/B Seminar in Business Communication. I have included UCSB’s catalog course numbers in the event a student is interested in learning more about a particular class. This list is intended to cover non-obvious courses relevant to entrepreneurs.

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Entrepreneur Class Course Writing 100

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2013

Beyond the traditional new product or service model, you can always buy an existing business, purchase a franchise, join a multi-level marketing (MLM) company, or simply go out on your own as a consultant. Start with the local Chamber of Commerce, industry associations, or investor seminars. Ask around. Just attending doesn''t work.

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Entrepreneur Funding Training Ideas 101

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Beyond the traditional new product or service model, you can always buy an existing business, purchase a franchise, join a multi-level marketing (MLM) company, or simply go out on your own as a consultant. Start with the local Chamber of Commerce, industry associations, or investor seminars. Ask around. Just attending doesn't work.

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Training Ideas Commerce Entrepreneur 96

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Beyond the traditional new product or service model, you can always buy an existing business, purchase a franchise, join a multi-level marketing (MLM) company, or simply go out on your own as a consultant. Start with the local Chamber of Commerce, industry associations, or investor seminars. Ask around. Just attending doesn't work.

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Entrepreneur Invest Training Ideas 103

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 16, 2009

He also represents sports companies and professional athletes with social media marketing and branding. SportsNetworker.com is a site that connects sports professionals in the industry. Lewis, unlike many former athletes has successfully translated the mental and physical tools learned in sports to the business world.

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Tips Social Media Summary Social Network 40

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 30, 2010

Beyond the traditional new product or service model, you can always buy an existing business, purchase a franchise, join a multi-level marketing (MLM) company, or simply go out on your own as a consultant. Start with the local Chamber of Commerce, industry associations, or investor seminars. Ask around. Just attending doesn't work.

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Training Entrepreneur Startup Ideas 84

socalTECH

MARCH 10, 2010

Those include how-to on resumes, aptitude tests, videos, coaching seminars, and more of that nature. He's one of the smartest marketing people on the planet. The career centers at the elite schools are paying anywhere from $3,000 to $15,000 to license content to redistribute to seniors looking for jobs. Bruce Worman, is our CFO.

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